By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 2 November 2023 Joakim Frögren nails his thesis to the wall. Foto: Christina Heller Recently, SWEAH researcher Joakim Frögren published the final study in the thesis "On user involvement in research on aging and health" which he defended in April this year.The study was conducted within the framework of a citizen researc

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/digital-competence-determines-how-aging-population-engages-research - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 9 November 2023 SWEAH's research administrator Stina Elfverson. Photo: Lill Eriksson In a week or so it’s time for the National graduate school on ageing and health, SWEAH's biennial conference for affiliated researchers. For some, the first real event in a scientific context awaits. But what should you pack, wear and wh

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/stinas-tips-conference - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 20 November 2023 Photo: Lill Eriksson SWEAH junior researcher Jonathan Mak concludes that frailty is an age-related state of physiological decline and is a strong predictor of disability and mortality. On Friday 16 November 2023 it was time for the dissertation of Jonathan Mak and his thesis “Genetics and biomarkers of f

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-thesis-genetics-and-biomarkers-frailty - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 20 November 2023 The committee gathering before the two day conference in Norrköping. Photo: Lill Eriksson On November 21-22, SWEAH's research conference is arranged for everyone who is active in the research school at the 13 affiliated universities – a big event and the first major event for most of the future researche

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-create-years-sweah-conference-chance-you-have-take - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 21 November 2023 Participants discussing posters in workshop. Photo: Lill Eriksson Meet some of the participants on this year's conference for students and researchers, from all around Sweden and abroad. Mariam Kirvalidze. Photo: Lill Eriksson Mariam Kirvalidze, PhD student, Karolinska institutet:– I look forward to lear

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/voices-sweah-conference-2023 - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 24 November 2023 Peggy Ler (left) at Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, meeting Professor Eileen Crimmins, co-investigator of the Health and Retirement Study in the US and Assistant Professor T. Em Arpawong. Photo: Private Curious about doing research abroad? Peggy Ler, PhD at Karolinska Institutet, was just that, so s

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/years-travel-doctoral-students-other-side-atlantic - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 11 January 2024 Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University magazine (LUM) arranges talks between home care researchers from Lund University of Technology and the University of Social Sciences in Lund (affiliated to SWEAH). It's the first time they meet. They all want to see a better home service, but work from different perspec

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/quality-care-and-work-environment-two-sides-same-coin - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 25 January 2024 Fr. left: Nilla Andersson, Susanne Iwarsson, Cate Pemble, Mahwish Naseer, Anna Nivestam, Sadhana Jagannath, Maria Glans, Mary Njoki, Ana Luiza Moraes, Amy Prescott, Theresa Westgård, Wenqian Xu and Katarina Billing. Photo: Lill Eriksson Eleven postdocs from around the world, with a particular interest in

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/so-can-alumni-structure-their-research-career - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 29 January 2024 Judit Staller on Mid University. Photo: Private Last year SWEAH got a new partner university, Mid University in Sundsvall and Östersund. Judit Staller is a PhD student at the Department of Health Sciences (HOV) and is now celebrating her first year at the graduate school. How has the first time been?- I h

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/first-year-mid-university-and-judit-sweah - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 30 January 2024 Newly affiliated PhD students met in Forum Medicum, Lund. Photo: Lill Eriksson The young researchers of the future investigate everything from sexuality in elderly care, virtual aids - to abuse in care and much more. On Tuesday the 30th January 2024 SWEAH:s coordinator Susanne Iwarsson and her team welcom

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sex-abuse-and-virtual-aids-some-new-phds-focus - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 13 February 2024 Steven Schmidt. Associate professor Steven Schmidt is SWEAH's new study coordinator. Steven Schmidt, also CASE coordinator and research team manager in Applied Gerontology, replaced Cecilia Petterson the 1 January 2024. The assignment is 40 percent of full-time until 31 December 2026. Why did you say yes

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/steven-schmidt-new-study-coordinator - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 21 February 2024 Oskar Jonsson. Photo: Lill Eriksson It will be Oskar Jonsson who will be SWEAH's researcher with collaborative assignment of 20 percent this year. The completely new assignment includes collaborating within the welfare and community building sector, with politicians, interest organisations, business and

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/he-contributes-research-reaching-practice - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 19 March 2024 The graduate school's basic course "Theories of ageing" is proceeding according to plan. This week, around 25 doctoral students from all over the country are participating in a two-day workshop in Lund. There will be lectures on the theories of ageing by the biogerontologist Suresh Rattan from Denmark's sec

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/here-theories-ageing-are-practiced - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 15 April 2024 Photo: Nick Fewings/Unsplash Three travel grant applications from SWEAH PhD-students have been approved this spring. Sharon Kagwa. Photo: Private Sharon Kagwa, Karolinska Institutet, will visit to the non-governmental organisation SAJIDA foundation in Bangladesh, in June- August this summer.– I am mostly lo

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-are-going-research-adventures-abroad - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 16 May 2024 Photo: Jakob Dalbjörn/Unsplash Right now, many are looking forward to the big gerontology conference NKG in Stockholm, in June. One who decided to go early on is alumna Charlotta Nilsen, coordinator of the SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network, SAIN. She is lecturer and program manager for the master's progr

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sain-alumna-about-nkg-high-search-pressure-year - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 14 November 2024 Photo: Unsplash/Agence Olloweb At the moment, feverish activity is underway to compile the graduate school's eleven-year activities. Before the summer, Lund University's vice-chancellor decided that an external evaluation of SWEAH should be carried out in the spring of 2025. – It is very important to hav

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/graduate-school-will-be-reviewed - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 24 May 2024 Photo: Kara Nash/Unsplash Meet some of the expectant doctoral students who will participate at the Nordic Congress of Gerontology in Stockholm, June 12-14, 2024. How will you participate at NKG? Mariam Kirvalidze, PhD Student, Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet. Photo: Private Mariam: In several way

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/their-way-nkg-i-generally-enjoy-public-speaking - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 7 June 2024 Rebecca Baxter, member of SAIN and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nursing, Umeå University. Photo: Umeå University Hello Rebecca Baxter, moderator on SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network, SAIN’s panel discussion at NKG June 11. A few questions before the big conference starts next week. A lot of agein

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/exploring-what-i-should-have-told-myself-30-years-ago - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 26 August 2024 Early career researchers playing the Serious Game, tools based in empirical evidence, co-designed with older people, designed to help players not only listen to different views, but put themselves in the shoes of others. Photo: University in Stirling More than 20 years ago, Swedish Professor Susanne Iwarss

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/uk-professor-youve-got-fantastic-data-sets - 2025-08-05

By lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Lill Eriksson) - published 12 June 2024 Her Majesty the Queen Silvia. Photo: Yanan Li/Kungl. Hovstaterna Relive the Nordic gerontology conference 27th NKG 2024 in pictures. SWEAH participated with a number of doctoral students, postdocs, supervisors and researchers on all conference days at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm in mid-June 2024.

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/sweah-nordic-gerontology-conference-nkg2024 - 2025-08-05